Brussels, Belgium: This morning, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee adopted its own initiative report on the European Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050 (1).

Commenting on the outcomes of today’s vote, Jason Anderson, Head of the WWF European Policy Office Climate and Energy Unit said:

“Today's committee vote gives a clear signal for greater climate ambition in the EU's long-term energy plans. MEPs from all Groups called on the Commission to develop a new energy sector decarbonisation scenario that maximises the benefits of both renewable energy and energy efficiency.”

Based on research by CE Delft, this report assesses the five decarbonisation scenarios presented in the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050. It shows that the Energy Roadmap only considers a relatively narrow range of decarbonisation options, all with roughly similar levels of renewable energy by 2030, and a significant residual fossil fuel liability through to 2050.